Energy

Labour shortages and the ability to accelerate robot programming with genAI will breathe new life into the sector in 2024 say investors.

After serving a year as the head of corporate venture capital at Thai energy company Banpu, Smittipon Srethapramote has started a new position as CEO of Banpu's subsidiary, Banpu Next.

Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.

US insurance firm MassMutual’s investment arm has appointed Kara Burns a senior associate for its Climate Technology Fund.

Olli Parkkonen will now serve as the manager of startup investments where he will manage Fortum's M&A projects and startup piloting initiatives.

Payments is an area fintech investors we've spoken to see as ripe for a shake up. They're also watching for an AI crash and the direction of interest rates.

AI and quantum, as well as long-term, large-scale energy storage are trends at the top of energy investors' minds for 2024. Exits, less so.

The fund, co-managed with a seed-stage VC firm, will target AI, robotics and internet-of-things across multiple industries.

The food maker and asset manager is one of the few Central American companies to step into venture capital.

It is no surprise to see genAI on this list, but semiconductors, EVs, green steel and batteries also featured heavily this year.

Stellarators are emerging as one of the most backable fusion technologies, and investors say the first pilot reactors could be working by the end of the decade.